The SsangYong Torres – a Toyota RAV4-sized SUV – has been accredited on the market in Australia forward of gross sales commencing in October.
Authorities paperwork present the SsangYong Torres has been accredited to go on sale in Australia in three variants, all powered by a 1.5-litre four-cylinder turbo-petrol engine with 120kW of energy and 280Nm of torque and a six-speed computerized transmission.
The SsangYong Torres Journey and ELX variants are listed as being front-wheel drive, with the flagship Torres Final that includes all-wheel drive.
In line with the paperwork, there can be a selection of 17-, 18- and 20-inch wheels.
Under are among the dimensions and associated specs we all know in regards to the SsangYong Torres.
| 2025 SsangYong Torres | |
|---|---|
| Size | 4700mm |
| Width | 1890mm |
| Peak | 1720mm |
| Wheelbase | 2680mm |
| Tare mass | 1472kg to 1592kg |
| Gross car mass (GVM) | 2050kg to 2170kg |
| Braked towing capability | 1500kg |
| Unbraked towing capability | 750kg |
In South Korea, entry-level variants of the SsangYong Torres come commonplace with leatherette upholstery, heated entrance seats, LED headlights, a heated and leather-wrapped steering wheel, and computerized local weather management.
The flagship T7 contains niceties like ventilated entrance seats, heated rear seats, ambient lighting, and an eight-way energy driver’s seat.
A 12.3-inch infotainment touchscreen sits above a smaller 8.0-inch touchscreen for local weather controls, whereas there’s additionally a digital instrument cluster.
Normal security options embody autonomous emergency braking, blind-spot help, lane-keep help, main car departure alert, and entrance, front-side, curtain and knee airbags, whereas adaptive cruise management with cease/go, tyre stress monitoring, and computerized high-beam are additionally accessible as choices abroad.
SsangYong claims the Torres has 703L of cargo quantity (or 839L in case you take away the baggage board) with the rear seats up, increasing to 1662L with the rear seats folded.
As reported earlier this month, the Torres is anticipated to retain SsangYong’s present winged badge and gained’t acquire KGM badging, nonetheless on a company stage the corporate is rebranding domestically to KGM SsangYong.
The approval paperwork don’t listing the electrical Torres EVX, an electrical model of the SUV which is due right here within the fourth quarter of 2024.
It’s powered by a single, front-mounted motor, producing as much as 152kW and 339Nm, fed by a 73.4kWh lithium iron phosphate battery with 462km of claimed driving vary on the WLTP cycle.
It’s unclear what’s going to occur to SsangYong’s Korando in Australia. It’s mechanically associated to the Torres and likewise sits within the mid-sized SUV phase, nevertheless it’s one of many slowest-selling autos in that class.
SsangYong bought simply 272 Korandos in Australia within the first half of 2024, making it one of many worst-selling mid-sized SUVs.
It outsold solely the Peugeot 3008 (266 gross sales) and the Chery Tiggo 8 Professional (228 gross sales), the latter of which solely arrived right here in Might.
